If in a year I haven't been able to sell it you get your new, improved house back, freshly remodeled, payments up-to-date and you keep the 5k. 

He purchased an item from my store and I shipped it.

Grocery stores and gas stations don't "work something out" to give people free groceries and gas. 

He came with all tools that we needed and a trailer to remove all debris to the dump.I designed the kitchen at my local Home Depot and had them email the design to the local store which I purchased using my credit card.

I'd do 5% at minimum, even after a fresh rehab to have in reserves for when something big goes wrong.Also, I'd have to agree with Brandon. $17k seems wayyy too low for the amount of work judging from the photos.

Many of the big box stores their top 5 in sales are right across the border in Oregon... 

ok so here is the story there is a sfr in my target area listed for 105k needs tons of work and was built in 1860 so updating is a must the comps are around 220 and taxes around 8k now from talking to the owner directly it seemed as though a cash offer of 75k would buy the house. now here where it gets stupid the house is listed with an agent so i set up an appointment through my agent put in an offer of 75k with a 30% down payment and a 10 day closing the listing agent without calling the owner to even ask told my agent no way and pretty much hung the phone up on her. now 3 or four days go by and i run into the owner at the store and she asks what happened i thought u liked the house i told her what happened and she's now angry at her agent because she liked my offer i guess my question is any way to get around an agent just out for her personal commission and not the interest of the seller 

I have had good luck with contractors storing materials under the house, inside the house, some even on open storage atop saw horses, covered with tarp and banded with bungee cords.  

Safety cables are easy and the parts are inexpensive from the big box stores.

Today I was standing behind a lady in the store and she was on her phone talking about titles and closings.